#Jack Swigert

[jennrg]

(Credit to NASA)

[puffle-fuzz]

Alright bc I keep putting this off, here’s my actual list of favorite astronauts:

Jim Lovell (I ALWAYS forget him. I feel bad)

Roger Chaffee

Ed White

Chris Ferguson

Matt Dominick

Sandra Magnus

Gus Grissom

Fred Haise (my dad went to his birthplace!!!)

Jack Swigert

Ken Ham

Bill Gregory (he’s from my home town!)

(Side note: I’m pacing in my kitchen eating ice cream while writing this post.)

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Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert in Apollo 13 (1995)

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[norabrice1701]

We interrupt this broadcast of fics for nerdy space love and real life astronaut adoration -

T-minus 27 minutes and 40 seconds and counting until Apollo 13 launched 53 years ago

If you have any interest in space or Apollo 13, this is fascinating to check as the mission progresses/progressed over the next six days.

I'm currently listening at work, trying to pretend I'm doing something cooler with my engineering degree than dissecting why my schedule progress curve looks like crap 😒🤓🚀🌕

[puffle-fuzz]

This was like 7 months later.

April 1972… Apollo 13 astronaut John Jack Swigert signing autographs During a meeting of NASA personnel, Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John Jack Swigert signed autographs. Note the Apollo 16 Manned Flight Awareness crew photo in lower right. In April 1973, Swigert took a leave of absence from NASA to work for the Committee of Science & Astronautucs and resigned from NASA in August 1977 to enter politics for the Republican Party. Note Swigert wore his personal Gold Rolex GMT-master 1675 pilot watch, a favorite among many pilots, civil and military alike! (Photo: NASA)

[gusgrissom]

Remember NASA astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II (March 17, 1936 – October 31, 2023), who died earlier this week at the age of 87.

Ken, often known as TK, was the command module pilot aboard Apollo 16 in 1972 and flew aboard the space shuttle twice on STS-4 and STS-51-C. He’s also known for being scheduled to fly on Apollo 13, but exposure to rubella (which he ultimately did not contract) famously led to his replacement by Jack Swigert.

From NASA Administrator Bill Nelson:

TK’s contributions have allowed for advancements in our learning beyond that of space. He described his experience in orbit by saying, “I had this very palpable fear that if I saw too much, I couldn’t remember. It was just so impressive.” He viewed the universe’s vastness as an unending forum of possibilities. As a leader in exploratory missions, TK will be remembered for braving the unknown for the sake of our country’s future.

[lands-of-fantasy]

Pride and Prejudice

Classic and loose adaptions from 1940, 1967, 1980, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019

The second of Jane Austen’s novels, first published in 1813, is the most often adapted, inspiring various different takes on it. The ones pictures above are detailed below:

Pride and Prejudice (1940 Film)

This black and white film departs from the original novel in some (or should I say many?) points

Written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome; directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet, Laurence Olivier as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Edward Ashley Cooper as George Wickham, Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Bennet, Bruce Lester as Mr. Charles Bingley, Ann Rutherford as Lydia Bennet, Melville Cooper as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (1967 Miniseries)

6 episodes x 24min. Black and White footage Written by Nemone Lethbridge, directed by Joan Craft

Starring Celia Bannerman as Elizabeth Bennet, Lewis Fiander as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Richard Hampton as George Wickham, Polly Adams as Jane Bennet, David Savile as Mr. Charles Bingley, Lucy Fleming as Lydia Bennet, Julian Curry as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (1980 Miniseries)

5 episodes x 54 min Written by Fay Weldon, directed by Cyril Coke

Starring Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet, David Rintoul as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Peter Settelen as George Wickham, Sabina Franklyn as Jane Bennet, Osmund Bullock as Mr. Charles Bingley, Natalie Ogle as Lydia Bennet, Malcolm Rennie as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (1995 Miniseries)

6 episodes x 54 min Written by Andrew Davies, directed by Simon Langton

Starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, Colin Firth as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Adrian Lukis as George Wickham, Susannah Harker as Jane Bennet, Crispin Bonham-Carter as Mr. Charles Bingley, Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet, David Bamber as Mr. William Collins, among others.

Pride and Prejudice (2003 Indie Film)

Loose adaption set in modern Utah, USA Written by Anne Black, Jason Faller, Katherine Swigert; directed by Andrew Black

Starring Kam Heskin as Elizabeth Bennet, Orlando Seale as Will Darcy, Henry Maguire as Jack Wickham, Lucila Sola as Jane Vasquez, Ben Gourley as Charles Bingley, Kelly Stables as Lydia Meryton, Hubbel Palmer as William Collins, among others.

Bride and Prejudice (2004 Film)

Bollywood-style Musical. Loose adaption set in modern India and England. Written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha; directed by Gurinder Chadha

Starring Aishwarya Rai as Lalita Bakshi (Elizabeth), Martin Henderson as William "Will" Darcy,  Daniel Gillies as Johnny Wickham, Namrata Shirodkar as Jaya Bakshi (Jane), Naveen Andrews as Mr Balraj Uppal (Bingley), Peeya Rai Chowdhary as Lakhi Bakshi (Lydia), Nitin Ganatra as Kohli Saab (Collins), among others.

Pride and Prejudice (2005 Film)

Written by Deborah Moggach, directed by Joe Wright

Starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rupert Friend as George Wickham, Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet, Simon Woods as Mr. Charles Bingley, Jena Malone as Lydia Bennet, Claudie Blakley as Charlotte Lucas, Tom Hollander as Mr. Collins, Donald Sutherland as Mr. Bennet, Judi Dench as Lady Catherine de Bourgh, among others.

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012–13 Webseries)

160 episodes x 2-8 min, available on Youtube Loose adaption set in modern US, told in a vlog format

Created by Hank Green and Bernie Su, from Pemberley Digital

Starring Ashley Clements as Elizabeth Bennet, Daniel Vincent Gordh as William Darcy, Wes Aderhold as George Wickham, Laura Spencer as Jane Bennet, Christopher Sean as Bing Lee, Mary Kate Wiles as Lydia Bennet, Julia Cho as Charlotte Lu, Maxwell Glick as Ricky Collins, among others.

Lizzie’s videos amount to 100 episodes + 10 Q&A, but shorter series enrich the story by offering other characters’ perspectives, most notably Lydia’s (and also Georgiana’s). A playlist at Pemberley Digital’s Youtube channel features them all in order.

The series has also been adapted into a book, The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet (2014), and spawned a sequel novel, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet (2015).

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016 Film)

Loose adaption inspired by the 2009 novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith, which adds zombies to Austen’s original story. The movie makes alterations from the zombie book as well.

Written and directed by Burr Steers

Starring Lily James as Elizabeth Bennet, Sam Riley as Colonel Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jack Huston as George Wickham, Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet, Douglas Booth as Mr. Charles Bingley, Ellie Bamber as Lydia Bennet, Matt Smith as Parson William Collins, among others.

Orgulho e Paixão (Pride and Passion) (2018 Telenovela)

Brazilian telenovela in Brazilian-Portuguese

162 episodes x 30-40min (original version) Loose adaption set in 1910s São Paulo state, Brazil

Created by Marcos Bernstein, directed by Fred Mayrink

Starring Nathalia Dill as Elisabeta Benetido, Thiago Lacerda as Sr. Darcy Williamson, Pâmela Tomé as Jane Benedito, Maurício Destri as Camilo Bittencourt (Bingley), Bruna Giphao as Lídia Benedito, Bruno Gissoni as Diogo Uirapuru (Wickham/Willoughby), among others.

The story takes inspiration from all 6 of Austen’s major novels (plus Lady Susan), but mostly from Pride and Prejudice. Others stars include Chandelly Braz as Mariana Benedito (Marianne Dashwood) and Anajú Dorigon as Cecília Benedito (Catherine Morland).

Features 100 episodes in the International cut. The telenovela has been broadcast in other countries and languages (such as Spanish) but as far as I know, not in English.

Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta (2019 TV Film)

Loose adaption set in modern Atlanta, USA. All-black cast. Written by Tracy McMillan, directed by Rhonda Baraka

Starring Tiffany Hines as Elizabeth Bennet, Juan Antonio as Will Darcy, Raney Branch as Jane Bennet, Brad James as Charles Bingley, Reginae Carter as Lydia Bennet, Carl Anthony Payne as Rev. Collins, among others.

*****

Personal favorites: 2005, then 1995. But also: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Orgulho e Paixão

I also enjoyed Atlanta and, while it’s been a while since I’ve seen Bride and Prejudice, it’s got Indian musical numbers so c’mon, one gotta watch it.

Back to the closer adaptions, despite its age, 1980 is also good! 1940 is...very different, but fun in its own way.

In fact, while I find some of these versions weaker, I could find enjoyment in all of them - but maybe that’s cause I’m a sucker for P&P.

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The Apollo 13 crew, April 10, 1970.  Fred Haise (left), Jack Swigert, and Jim Lovell pose on the day before launch. Swigert had just replaced Ken Mattingly as the Command Module Pilot after Mattingly was exposed to German Measles. 

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Who is your favorite non Jack Swigert astronaut?

not to be too on-brand but it's gotta be jim lovell. phenomenal guy

[heghogsblog]

ваауу.. только послушайте это люди. ну это же просто прекрасно, я считаю. кстати, я всегда так думаю про тофу, поэтому могу есть её только предварительно в маринаде, тогда она немножко напоминает chicken. классный голос вообще, прям как я и думал👍) а стихотворение , я послушал его два часа назад, но мне понадобилось время , чтобы ответить, потому что нужно было тщательно переварить всё это, так как меня ошарашило . с тех пор я уже послушал три раза. оно правда совершенно замечательное, мне очень понравилось. спасибо тебе большое. @tor-m ты супер! 🖤

P. S. для тех кто не в курсе , всё это напрямую связано с космосом . когда у американцев на космическом корабле возникла нештатная ситуация, там прозвучала так��я фраза: «Houston, we have a problem” , was spoken during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970 by astronaut Jack Swigert. The exact phrase spoken was “Okay, Houston…we’ve had a problem here».

[jennrg]

(Credit to the owner)

[puffle-fuzz]

I never mentioned this but he died before he took office.

In honor of Biden dropping out of the race, here’s Jack Swigert watching the 1982 congressional election which he fucking won. Only republican I like.

[titanicnerd-blog]

Those who have travelled to the moon:

Neil Armstrong

Edwin Aldrin Jr.

Michael Collins

Pete Conrad

Dick Gordon

Alan Bean

Jim Lovell

John Swigert

Fred Haise

Alan Shepherd

Stuart Roosa

Edgar Mitchell

Dave Scott

Al Worden

Jim Irwin

John Young

Ken Mattingly

Charlie Duke

Gene Cernan

Ron Evans

Jack Schmitt

Soon, there will be more names on this list: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, Jeremy Hansen

[fleshchyme]

I met Jack Swigert in Denver

[moonwatchuniverse]

1970... Houston, We've had a problem here ! April 13, 1970: Apollo 13 CMP Jack Swigert to CapCom Jack Lousma, as an explosion rocked Command Module "Odyssey". Apollo 13 film mag 59/R photo AS13-059-8488 ... shows the NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster chronograph on Apollo 13 commander James Lovell’s wrist. Probably the best photo of an Omega Speedmaster chronograph taken during an Apollo mission...   Apollo 13 " Ex Luna Scientia " (Photo: NASA)

[astronotmovie]

Excellent interview of the Apollo 13 crew on the @officialjohnnycarson show, June 3, 1970. Jack Swigert, Fred Haise & Jim Lovell stopped by to speak with Johnny & Ed McMahon just a little over a month following their harrowing ordeal & incredible rescue. Humble heroes through it all. Filmed when the show was still at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City🗽. The interview streams below on YouTube.